Turkish police raid Istanbul courthouses, more officers detained
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police raided the country’s biggest courthouse and two other halls of justice in Istanbul on Monday, detaining dozens of judicial personnel as part of their investigation into last month’s attempted military coup.
Third French beach town bans Muslim burkini swimsuit
PARIS (Reuters) – A Corsican seaside resort on Monday became the third French town to ban the body-covering burkini swimsuit worn by some Muslim women, following weekend scuffles on the beach.
Give us EU visa freedom in October or abandon migrant deal, Turkey says
BERLIN/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey could walk away from its promise to stem the flow of illegal migrants to Europe if the European Union fails to grant Turks visa-free travel to the bloc in October, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told a German newsp…
Russia’s Lavrov says Syrian militants using ceasefires to regroup
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that Syrian rebels had used temporary ceasefires in and around Aleppo to regroup and rearm.
Firecrackers spark stampede in French seaside town
PARIS (Reuters) – Firecrackers sparked panic in a Mediterranean seaside town late on Sunday, sending a stampede of people fleeing what they feared was a gun attack, injuring dozens, French media reported.
Islamic State says bus blast killed 50 fighters at Syria-Turkey crossing
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State claimed a suicide bombing on a bus in Syria near the Atmeh border crossing with Turkey late on Sunday that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said killed at least 32 people.
Angry and THAAD: South Koreans shave heads to protest U.S. missile defense system
SEONGJU, South Korea (Reuters) – About 900 South Koreans shaved their heads on Monday to protest against a government decision to place a missile defense system designed to counter North Korean missile threats, in the southeastern county of Seongju.
Turkey expects Syrian Kurdish forces to withdraw after Manbij operation: minister
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey expects Syrian Kurdish fighters to withdraw east of the Euphrates river after they and other U.S.-backed forces seized control of the Syrian town of Manbij from Islamic State last week, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said o…
Germany urges Russia and Ukraine to ease tension over Crimea, keep talking
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Germany’s foreign minister urged Russia and Ukraine on Monday to reduce tensions over Crimea and stick to the troubled Minsk peace accords as a way of ending hostilities in eastern Ukraine.
South Sudan’s president says not fighting U.N. over troops plan
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan is not fighting the United Nations over its plan to intervene to end fighting in the country, President Salva Kiir said on Monday, confirming a softer stance toward a U.N. vote to send in extra troops.
